In the 1970-71 school year, 24 of the 28 local school districts in New York City submitting proposals for the organization of projects to be funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 had provided for some degree of non-public participation in a total of 53 separate projects. The evaluation reported here is limited…

This pamphlet presents a general description of the systems approach as applied to education, and gives verbal and mathematical model examples of its application in educational administration. The basic aims of the systems approach are to (1) identify major objectives of a program plan, (2) define programs that can effect the planned goals, (3)…

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to define the operation, administration, and future program planning of continuing education and community service programs in the 12 Pennsylvania community colleges; and (2) to determine how these programs are meeting the perceived part-time training needs of the 120 sampled production industries. Two…

The changes expected to take place in the professional education of English teachers are discussed. Within the next decade, computer-assisted instructional English teacher education programs will be available in the following areas: (1) eliciting textual response to literature, (2) grammar, usage, and spelling, (3) composition skills to…

This manual presents the major steps in organizing, planning, and directing an evaluation of local vocational education programs using a systematic approach. The principles and practices outlined are largely based on the experiences of 33 schools in five states cooperating in demonstrations and try-outs of a system from 1963 to 1970. While most of…

The focus of this study was to review and analyze current programs, practices, and procedures of child mental health consultation in order to generate an in-depth, empirically derived, conceptual framework to assist in the development of new programs of training and research in consultation. The design of the study included the collection of data…

This report contains papers by various authors who examine accountability from the perspective of students, teachers, administrators, trustees, and society. The report serves to offer more clarity and dimension to the accountability concept for the administrator seeking knowledge about the emerging patterns of administrative accountability. Other…

Representatives of migrant worker projects in the West and Southwest met to discuss past projects, future trends, critical issues, and program techniques. Eight speeches were delivered, and discussion groups considered issues of basic importance in program administration and program development. Some problems of the migrants were identified in the…

This manual provides suggestions for planning and organizing literacy programs; samples and illustrations of course content; and suggested criteria for setting up such programs. The seven chapters of the manual are as follows: 1. Things Which You Can Do; 2. Learning to Talk English; 3. Reading; 4. Writing; 5. Spelling; 6. Teaching Arithmetic to…

Under the present practices, the objectives and activities of socially oriented projects have rarely been specified with enough clarity and concreteness. Alternatives have been insufficiently presented for consideration by top management. In a number of cases, the future costs of present decisions have not been laid out systematically enough and…

This survey of educational practices in Great Britain is intended to allow a comparative view of the state of modern language instruction as it exists within the country and abroad. Chapters focus on general principles, language selection, grammar and secondary schools, instructional materials, foreign relations, teacher training, and teaching…

In this evaluation of the Title III (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Northern California PACE Center program, the center's 1969-70 activities in relation to stated objectives were examined through review of objectives and activities in terms of success in meeting performance requirements. The following objectives were deemed to have met or…

This report summarizes the work performed in the project, and introduces the substantive results of the project, which are presented in the form of two separate advocate team reports that propose strategies for a planning and assessment system. The administrative summary consists of five sections: I. Description of Original Proposal and Revised…

The possible application of area skill surveys to manpower planning is considered. Statistical data were derived from re-surveying employers who had projected in 1964 their employment for 1966 in about 200 occupations. Area skill surveys for Roanoke and Petersburg, Virginia were evaluated. Prediction losses from the area skill survey projections,…

It is imperative that vocational and technical educators study job training programs and policies in industry in order to develop curriculums that will enable students to make a better transition from school to work. The purpose of this paper was to gather pertinent information about job training efforts in industry so that vocational and…